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3 hours ago in National, Sports Flavien Prat atop Rombauer crosses the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Photo: Associated Press By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness champion Rombauer’s trainer, Michael McCarthy, lobbied hard to get the bay colt entered into the Kentucky Derby. The horse’s owners, Diane and John Fradkin, just didn...

Michael McCarthy kept a gentle hold on Rombauer as they relaxed after a Sunday morning walk around the shedrow at Pimlico Race Course. The new Preakness champion demonstrated none of the fire that had propelled him past Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon the previous evening. “I think we might have taken a little starch out of him last night,” McCarthy said. The 50-year-old trainer, who’d just ...

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BALTIMORE (AP) — After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare moment to celebrate at the Preakness when unheralded Rombauer gave owners John and Diane Fradkin and trainer Michael McCarthy a victory in their first Triple Crown race.

Rombauer wins Preakness, Medina Spirit claims third Field Level Media 16 May 2021, 09:40 GMT+10 Longshot Rombauer rolled past the tiring favorites down the stretch and captured the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday. Controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit faded to third after setting the early pace. Medina Spirit tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid drug, days after his Derby triumph. Midnight Bourbon pressed Medina Spirit for the early le...

Rombauer crosses finish line first at Preakness Medina Spirit finished third in the 1 3/16-mile race and was passed for the first time in his career after going off as the 2-1 favorite. Author: Associated Press Updated: 9:33 PM CDT May 15, 2021 BALTIMORE — Preakness champion Rombauers trainer, Michael McCarthy, lobbied hard to get the bay colt entered into the Kentucky Derby. The horses owners, Diane and John Fradkin, just didnt think that was the right move. I...

Rombauer wins Preakness Stakes Rombauer, trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, won the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The horse put on a strong finish, passing Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit down the stretch, to comfortably win the race. The victory at the Preakness Stakes is the first for trainer McCarthy. Midnight Bourbon, the 3-1 favorite, finished second, while Medina Spirit, the 3-1 odds favorite, c...

Rombauer crosses finish line first at Preakness Medina Spirit finished third in the 1 3/16-mile race and was passed for the first time in his career after going off as the 2-1 favorite. Author: Associated Press Updated: 9:33 PM CDT May 15, 2021 BALTIMORE — Preakness champion Rombauers trainer, Michael McCarthy, lobbied hard to get the bay colt entered into the Kentucky Derby. The horses owners, Diane and John Fradkin, just didnt think that was the right move. I...

Preakness Stakes 2021: Bob Bafferts Medina Spirit passes final drug tests By The Athletic Staff Comments Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has passed three drug tests and is cleared to race in Saturdays Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. Concert Tour, the other Bob Baffert-trained horse in the 10-horse field, also passed three rounds of pre-race testing. Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test after the Kentucky Derby, testing positive for betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory, at more than dou...